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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act. (Source: P.A. 95-635, eff. 1-1-08.)
Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 265 · 7 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act. (Source: P.A. 95-635, eff. 1-1-08.)
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Accident" means an incident caused, contributed to, or otherwise involving an employee that resulted in death, personal injury, or property damage and that occurred while the employee was performing work on a public works project. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of a…
Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or be under the influence of alcohol, while performing work on a public works project. An employee is considered to be under the influence of alcohol for purposes of this Act if the alcohol concent…
Substance abuse prevention programs required. (1) Before an employer commences work on a public works project, the employer shall have in place a written program which meets or exceeds the program requirements in this Act, to be filed with the public body engaged in the construction of the public works and made availab…
Employee access to project. (1) An employer may not permit an employee who violates Section 10, who tests positive for the presence of a drug in his or her system, or who refuses to submit to drug or alcohol testing as required under the employer's substance abuse prevention program under Section 15 to perform work on…
Applicability. This Act applies to a contract to perform work on a public works project for which bids are opened on or after January 1, 2008, or, if bids are not solicited for the contract, to a contract to perform such work entered into on or after January 1, 2008. The provisions of this Act apply only to the extent…
Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. (Source: P.A. 95-635, eff. 1-1-08.)